In New Year message, Manila bishop calls on faithful to work for change
In his message for the New Year, Bishop Broderick Pabillo, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, called on the faithful to hope and …
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A culture of care as a path to peace
1. At the dawn of a new year, I extend cordial greetings to Heads of State and Government, leaders of International Organizations, spiritual leaders…
Cardinal Bo of Myanmar: Let us dream together
May this new year come as a blessing to all of you. Birth of the new year is also birth of hope. Let us celebrate hope as one nation. We leave behin…
Pope Francis misses leading New Year services because of leg pain flare-up
Pope Francis, suffering a flare-up of a sciatica condition that causes pain in his right leg, missed a New Year’s Eve service on Thursday and will a…
Vatican denies knowledge of US$1.8 billion transferred to Australia
The Vatican and the Australian Catholic Church have both denied knowledge of transfers worth US$1.8 billion which Australia’s financial watchdog say…
Born of a free woman
They say if you tie an elephant by its foot with a chain, it gets used to being a captive. Eventually, even if you replace the chain with a string o…
Following Mary
Reflection for the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God May this glorious celebration of the first day of the new year inspire you to be faith…
Year in Review: Catholic Church faces up to the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic
LiCAS.news looks into the stories that made an impact on the Catholic Church, especially in Asia, in 2020. Source: Licas Philippines
Pandemic must not stop concern for social justice — Mindanao bishop
A Catholic bishop in the southern Philippines urged the faithful to be more vigilant when it comes to social issues during the pandemic. “Let us co…
Year in Review: Killings continue as more military men hold government posts
Government troops massacred tribal people, including village officials, in the central Philippine province of Panay two days before New Year. In the…
Pope Francis tells Catholics to be ‘bearers of gratitude’
Pope Francis called on Catholics to be “bearers of gratitude” during his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Continuing h…
Year in Review: Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong
In a high-walled Art Deco villa in the Hong Kong suburbs of Kowloon, the Vatican operates an unofficial diplomatic mission, its only political outpo…
